Age Homogamy and Modernization: Evidence From Turn-of-the-Twentieth Century Sweden
Marriage is a fundamental institution with implications for economic and social development. The age difference between spouses reflects social relations across time and space. It has decreased with modernization, presumably because marriage for sentimental, rather than instrumental, reasons has bec...
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| Language: | English |
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Economic & Business History Society
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Essays in Economic and Business History |
| Online Access: | https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/62 |